The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-24
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
President crevy Announces thar ne
will Resign His office.
Lord Salisbury Outlines the Policy OF
the British Government.
He Accuses Gladstone Of Response
bIIity for the Trafalgar Riot.


bIIity for the Trafalgar Riot.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-At the evening session
Of the Conservative conference at Oxford,
Lord Salisbury saide he would not renew the
discussion Of the question whether home rule
would be established. The author Of the
proposal had withdrawn, and it would pass
the wit Of man to produce home rule
scheme pleasing to both .Trevelyan and
Davitt. The coming session Of Parliament
would be devoted mole to measures that
would satisfy the pressing wants Of England
Reform in local government had been long
needed In England. The government hoped
to carry a measure TO meet the wants Of the
country, but did not intend to do so until
there was a manifest change In Ireland.
They propose increased powers Of local gov
ernment there. Obstruction has been threat
ened to everything proposed in Parliament
until the demands Of the Home Rulers are
granted The government was prepared Ito
face the obstruction. The present system Of
procedure was not enough. Drastic reforms
were required to prevent wanton waste Of
the public time. Salisbury hoped the effect
Vi bllccc AlCdouACo WOhA4 DC thC AposCAasACh
of the character and usefulness of the House.
The question Of the regulation Of the liquor
traffic, would have foremost place In the
local government bill. He was in favor OF
liberty in the traffic as far as consistent with
social order, and was stongly opposed 70
church disestablishment. He admitted that
the government was bound to reform the
church by removing whatever evils was
proved to exist. He promised a measure for
the removal OF the tithe charges from land;
The state of agriculture was deplorable and
whatever measures Of relief might obtain
general consent would receive the readiest
consideration Of the government.
Referring to the Trafalgar Square troubles,
Salisbury said that he regarded the meetings
there as lawless demonstrations. They were
Gladstone could not preach TO the Irish mob
to defy the law without having his advice
applied in England as well. The speaker
was convinced that the country would say
with him that those claiming the right Of
public meeting were nos privileged TO convert
IL into the right of making themselves a pub
lie nuisance. The government was deter
mined at all costs to maintain It's supremacy.
[Cheers.l He could not understand what ex-
cited the sympathy Of English Liberals in
the case of William o. Brien, who had broken
the law and melted others 10 lawiessness.
He did dot fear that the attacks OF Liberal
leaders on the recognized principles OF order
would confuse the moral sense Of the Eng
effect would be to convince the public mind
in favor Of q policy which vindlcated law and
order throughout the kingdom. iCheers.l
The schoIten Inquest.
The proceedings Of the Scholten inquest
thus far indicate that the Rosa Mary was
really lying at anchor. as her officers declare.
at the time of the collision, and that the
Scholten in some inexplicable manner struck.
Second Mate Moritz, of the Scholten. testi-
fed that when he first saw the lights Of the
Rosa Mary he took them for those Of a ship
at anchor. The Rotterdam agent OF the
steamer testified that there were 214 persons
on board, Of whom SO were saved.
ParneII and o'connor Summoned.
Frank O'Donnell, ex-yice president Of the
Home Rule confederation, has caused sub
pnnas to be issued for Parnel and Thomas
p. O'Connor as witnesses in his suit against
the London Times for $4,000 damages for
libel In charging him with being connected
with the Phoenix Park murders.
The Dublin Express says that Mr.. O'Don-
nell has notified Mr.. OConnOr to produce the
minute books and ledgers Of the Home Rule
Federation and National League In his pos
session, particularly those covering the time
The Parnellites are furious. Parnen had
three months ago resolved TO cross the sea In
November in order to avoid being placed In
the witness box.
MandeyllIe's Brutal JalIors. r.
DUBLIN, Nov pa special from Dublin
says that the city was Startled to-day by the
announcement that Mr.. Vaudeville was
forcibly stripped Of his own clothes last
night in his cell, in Tullamore prison.
Vaudeville has refused to wear the prison
garb since entering the jail. He spent this
morning pacing his cell, denuded Of clothes
and covered by wretched bed quilt, which
he has retained.
crevy will Resign.
PARIS, Nov. 23.-President Grevy in
formed NJ. Maret, Radical member OF the
Chamber of Deputies for the Department Of
the Seine that he had decided to resign. and
would tomorrow ask M. Ribot to form a min
istry to superintend the meeting Of a con-
gress Of the Senate and Chamber, which
will select the new president. III NJ. kibot
should refuse, he will ask nj. Goblet and Will
not quit his post before Issuing an address to
the country, in which he will repudiate the
responsibility for the present state OF affairs
and declare that his retirement Is forced by
the impOssibilities of governing the country.
He will depart from the Presidency with the
sineerest wishes for tine future Of the Re-
public.
It Is stated that during the interview,
GrevY was greatly affected and pleaded Dite--
ously for time. M. Maret was 0bdurate and
said that too much time was lost already.
The duty Of the president was TO resign i'm
mediately. He should send message to the
Chamber not later than Saturday. II Is re-
ported that Grevy worked at the message
until late hour tonight
A secret meeting, attended by Clemenceau,
Granet, Lockroyer. Rochefort and others,
was held tonight TO discuss the question Of
the successor to Grevy. 1t is rumored that
all military candidates were rejected.
The Crown Princes Case.
BERLIN, Nov. 23.-Dr. Schmidt, in his re-
port to the Medical Society Of Berlin, on the
case Of the Crown Prince says; "Cancerous
infltratlon existed from the very beginning.
below the left vocal chord"
Foreign Notes.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest Of
John Dillon anywhere In Great Britain.
died DO on Friday at Brighton, England. Don
Carlos claims that by the death OF his father
he becomes the legitimate King Of France as
we'll as Of Spain by virtue Of his place In
the Bourbon family.
The proceedings in the case Of Mr.. Ora
ham, NJ. p. for West Lanarkshire, who was
arrested at Trafalgar Square week ago last
Sunday for resisting the police, were ad-
journed at the Bow street police court yester-
uaf iOI ohe week. Inc eNlucnco given py
the police Is of most indefinite character.
Neither Of them Is willing to acknowledge
that he assisted In inhlcting the wounds Mr..
Graham received after he was taken into
custody, nor Is one Of them to be found who
will swear that Mr. Graham made an attack
upon the police. The probabilities are that
Mr.. Graham will be discharged for want Of
evidence, and that his case will be made one
of the first questions of the session at the
opening of Parliament.